White Vengeance 2011
鸿门宴
White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji, the woman he loves.Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu’s army.
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Vocabulary
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| 兮 兮 | exclamatory particle | |
| 辨 辨 | distinguish, discriminate | |
| 遗民 遺民 | (lit.) leftover men; (fig.) loyalist adherents of a former dynasty; surviving members of an ethnic group | |
| 看清 看清 | to see clearly | |
| 军心 軍心 | (military) troop morale; (fig.) team morale | |
| 殷 殷 | many, great; abundant, flourishing | |
| 何 何 | what (literary) | |
| 拔刀相助 拔刀相助 | 拔: uproot, pull out · 刀: knife; old coin; measure · 相: mutual, reciprocal, each other · 助: help, aid, assist | |
| 违令 違令 | to disobey; to go against orders | |
| 知晓 知曉 | to know; to understand | |
| 殿 殿 | palace hall | |
| 卦 卦 | fortune telling; tell fortunes | |
| 三军 三軍 | (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force | |
| 占优势 佔優勢 | to predominate; to occupy a dominant position | |
| 大业 大業 | great cause; great undertaking | |
| 叛 叛 | rebel; rebellion; rebellious | |
| 我辈 我輩 | (literary) we; us | |
| 可知 可知 | evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable | |
| 晚辈 晚輩 | the younger generation; those who come after | |
| 名宿 名宿 | renowned senior figure; luminary; legend (in academia, sport etc) | |
| 恳请 懇請 | to request earnestly | |
| 小将 小將 | (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard; (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) | |
| 理应 理應 | should; ought to | |
| 杀机 殺機 | desire to commit murder; great danger | |
| 霸 覇 | tyrant, dominate | |
| 武将 武將 | general; military leader; fierce man | |
| 小鬼 小鬼 | little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp | |
| 拜 拜 | bow, worship | |
| 宿敌 宿敵 | old enemy | |
| 一派胡言 一派胡言 | a bunch of nonsense | |
| 以防 以防 | (so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case | |
| 献上 獻上 | to offer (respectfully); to present | |
| 旨 旨 | imperial edict | |
| 册封 冊封 | to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title | |
| 怎 怎 | how (variant of 怎么) | |
| 誓言 誓言 | to pledge; to promise; oath; vow | |
| 大将 大將 | a general or admiral | |
| 糟了 糟了 | gosh!; oh no!; darn! | |
| 邯 邯 | city in Hebei province; various | |
| 亡 亡 | death, destroyed; lose, perish | |
| 嫂 嫂 | (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | |
| 巨变 巨變 | great changes | |
| 逝 逝 | pass away; die | |
| 青史 青史 | annal; historical record | |
| 舍 捨 | to give up; to abandon; to give alms | |
| 帐 帳 | tent; account | |
| 偷取 偷取 | to steal | |
| 怎能 怎能 | how can | |
| 援 援 | aid, assist; lead; cite | |
| 夺回 奪回 | to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back |